Loret History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The origins the old family name Loret can be found within medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Loret family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Loret was an occupational name for a person who worked at a granary. The name translates literally from the Old French as of the granary.

Early Origins of the Loret family

The surname Loret was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family took their name from Delor, a village in the department of Aisne, in the district of Neufchâtel.

Early History of the Loret family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loret research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1665 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Loret History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Loret Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delor, De Lor, Delore, Delaur, De Laur, Delaure, Deloret, De Loret, Delauret, De Lauret, Delorey, De Lorey, Delaurey, De Laurey, Loré, Lorée, L'Orée, Laur, Laure, Lauré, Laurée, Loret, Lauret, Lorey, Laurey, Loreillard, Laureillard, Loreilleux, Laureilleux, Loriet, Lauriet, Loriey, Lauriey, Deloriet, Delauriet, Deloriey, Delauriey, Deslor, Délor, Deslaur, Délaur, Desloret, Déloret, Deslauret, Délauret, Deslorey, Délorey, Deslaurey, Délaurey, Desloriet, Déloriet, Deslauriet, Délauriet, Desloriey, Déloriey, Deslauriey and many more.

Early Notables of the Loret family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

Jean Loret (ca 1600-1665), a French writer and poet known for publishing the weekly news of Parisian society

Loret Ranking

In France, the name Loret is the 3,216^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Loret migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loret Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Adeline Loret, aged 23, who settled in America from Marseille Frrance, in 1907
Josephine Loret, aged 55, who landed in America from Marseille France, in 1907
Valentine Loret, aged 50, who landed in America from Charleville, France, in 1907
Joseph Loret, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Borgerhout, Belgium, in 1909
Francois Loret, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Arrens, France, in 1914
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Loret (post 1700) +

Alexis Loret (b. 1975), French film and television actor
Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret (1859-1946), French Egyptologist
Loret Miller Ruppe (1936-1996), American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980; Director, Peace Corps, 1981-89; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1989-93 2

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html